Droneh8tr Posted February 9, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2015 Hey all, So I got to the point of putting my engine halves back together, I look at #2 cylinders connecting rod bearings to the crankshaft and notice one of them is worn into the copper colored metal. I would like to replace it, but I can't seem to figure out how to determine what I need. On the end of the crankshaft are these numbers: 3 3 3 3 3 4 I don't see any markings on the sides of the connecting rods near the caps. On the bearing that presses into the connecting rod I see this: D3B On the bearing that presses into the cap to the connecting rod, I see this: D3B Can anyone help me figure out what i should order? What COLOR should I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingy Posted February 9, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2015 The markings on the rods are not 'stamped' into metal, They are in black ink. Rod numbers should be 4 through 7, corresponding crank journal numbers will be 0 through 3. Picture of a 1200 rod showing marking. This one is a number 7. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droneh8tr Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted February 9, 2015 OK... well for now I'll say that maybe I didn't look close enough.. When I get home tonight I'll try to look closer.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droneh8tr Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted February 10, 2015 No go! i inspected the connecting rod and it's cap closely and their are no marks. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted February 11, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 11, 2015 No go! i inspected the connecting rod and it's cap closely and their are no marks. Any other ideas? From the Service Manual: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droneh8tr Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks Prairiehammer, but the problem is I can't see a number on the connecting rod. I have the numbers on the end of the crankshaft as I mentioned above. Maybe I should do the plastigage test and see if its still in limits.. Although I would think that if I can see the copper colored metal of the bearing, the safest thing would be to replace it. Does anyone know the thickness of the bearings? If I knew that, I believe I could figure my issue out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil86 Posted February 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted February 12, 2015 Don't the bearing shells have a mark of paint on them too.....to correspond with the chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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